02.28.2011

holiday replay –  

pine tree in the park fresh-flocked

with new-fallen snow

branches bedecked with

pinecones, like ornaments left

over from Christmas

02.27.2011

cinematic snow,

hardly looks real.  so why do

I have to shovel?

02.26.2011

nighttime snowflakes fall

in your hair, nestle like gems –

your own tiny stars

02.25.2011

spicy, fresh, yummy

disparate flavors mingled

in my burrito

02.24.2011

scarlet cardinal

calls from the top of a tree,

clarion of spring.

02.23.2011

rosebushes, wrapped in
burlap and capped with snow - dwarves

weathering a storm.

02.22.2011

I’m always amazed

that others do not marvel

at the sky.  I do.

02.21.2011

more snow on the way.

remember, groundhog day was

canceled. no spring yet.

02.20.2011

simply enormous

fluffy clumps of snow fall and

explode on impact  

bonus political haiku

an oligarchy --

is that what we’re becoming?

the danger is real.

02.19.2011

70,000

thought, “fine day for a protest --

no union busting!”

02.18.2011

hot fresh-popped popcorn,

a glass of cold lemonade,

and netflix – perfect.

bonus topical haiku:

union-busting gov

fails to bully the people.

solidarity!

02.17.2011

wet grass, sodden leaves
revealed beneath dirty snow.
February thaw

02.16.2011

the sky is sharp blue.

looking into eternity,

my spirit exhales.

02.15.2011

snowbanks are shrinking -

evidence of the blizzard

melting clear away

02.14.2011

crazy reflection:

twisted and wiggly tower

corkscrewing skyward

02.13.2011

breath of spring enfolds

me. soft and warm around me,

promising new days

02.12.2011

the bright sun above

and all around, glinting in

my eyes joyfully

02.11.2011

an igloo glowing

from a fire within.  jolly

blizzard souvenir

02.10.2011

sweet / bitter, melting

on my tongue.  dark chocolate,

unsurpassed pleasure

02.09.2011

anemic sunlight

softly shines on the frozen

lake.  hammered pewter.

02.08.2011

ghostly swirls of snow
scittering before the wind
haunting city streets

02.07.2011

snow blown and harried

into deep drifted banks, the

neighborhood disguised

02.06.2011

morning comes early

sleepwalking in paradise

I’ll wake up later

02.05.2011

the dark of the moon,

when the night sky holds her breath,

anticipating…

02.04.2011

the lake rocks gently

with somnolent swells today

a sleeping giant

02.03.2011

blindingly blue skies

light careening off the snow

post-blizzard glory

02.02.2011

the wind is still screaming

the blizzard slowly dying

unwilling to go

02.01.2011

north wind at my back

chasing, pushing, steering me

away from springtime